rentier

[ rahn-tyey ]

/ rɑ̃ˈtyeɪ /

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noun, plural ren·tiers

[rahn-tyey]. /rɑ̃ˈtyeɪ/. French.

a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.

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Words nearby rentier

rent boy, rent control, rente, renter, rent-free, rentier, Renton, rent party, rent-roll, rent seck, rent-seeking

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How to use rentier in a sentence

Next, add the vices of a rentier state: laziness, irresponsibility, a sense of entitlement, and ignorance.
It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today|Ann Marlowe|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But did you see in the paper that he was put down as rentier?
Plays--First Series|August Strindberg
Du Maurier's father was a small rentier, deriving his income from the family glass-works in Anjou.
George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians|T. Martin Wood
The one who has a perpetual income from bonds or rents is called a rentier.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter

Richter was a wealthy rentier, living in Vienna; and a thorough Austrian by birth, education, and nature.
The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur
My French friends wanted to talk of the "Psychology of the Rentier."
War and the Future|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for rentier

rentier

/ French (rɑ̃tje) /

noun

a person whose income consists primarily of fixed unearned amounts, such as rent or bond interest
(as modifier)the rentier class

Word Origin for rentier

from rente; see rent 1

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